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Top Ten Tuesday: Hidden Gems in Non-fiction

Happy Tuesday!! This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic celebrates books that are under-rated, under-discussed, and under-appreciated in specific genres. I’ve chosen a genre that I think fits this as well: non-fiction. There are so many amazing non-fiction books out there, yet so many readers (myself included!) tend to gravitate away from this misunderstood genre. In an effort to try to convince myself and others to read more from this genre, here are ten hidden gems of non-fiction!

Do you have a favorite non-fiction book? Have any recommendations? What do you think of the books I’ve mentioned? Let me know in the comments section below!

32 thoughts on “Top Ten Tuesday: Hidden Gems in Non-fiction”

Great idea! A few of my nonfiction faves are Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott, The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion, Ex Libris by Anne Fadiman, M Train by Patti Smith, and Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafasi. Several of he books on your list are on my TBR.

This post looks really beautiful Holly! I read The Opposite of Loneliness this summer and she was a really talented writer! It makes me sad that we will never get to read the books that she was sure to have published in the future.

I really like this list! I don’t read a lot of non fiction either, but I should definitely start picking it up a little more! If I could add one to this list, I would say that The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot is a good one

haha you guessed right 🙂 Also, that creative nonfiction class sounds super interesting. I’ll have to keep my eyes peeled for one when I get back to campus next year. Are there any essay collections that you would recommend?

Behind The Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo is so detailed and forms this story about life in Mumbai that I wouldn’t have known if someone didn’t choose to read this for a recycling project, because the boy makes a living by dumpster diving.
I tried reading The Zookeepers Wife, and while I liked it, I didn’t read it fast enough to finish before the library wanted it back. I recommend it if you have time to read, but be prepared for information overload.